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Public disputes concerning armed forces, defense departments, military policy, personnel standards, alliances, procurement, and civil-military institutions.
Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.
2 statements on this page. Dates: September 3, 2026 to October 15, 2026
2 matching statements. Dates: September 3, 2026 to October 15, 2026
2 published statements. Dates: September 3, 2026 to October 15, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: October 15, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: October 15, 2026
Role at the time: U.S. representative for California's 17th Congressional District
Statement summary
Khanna called Hegseth unfit and said that when Congress returns, he and other members will force a vote to pass Massie's impeachment resolution and remove Hegseth.
“Hegseth is unfit. The day Congress is back, we will force a vote to pass @RepThomasMassie’s impeachment resolution and remove him.”
Rep. Ro Khanna posted this on X on October 15, 2026, quoting a post reporting that Trump had said the Pentagon would not livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)The question in this case is whether the House should impeach Hegseth. Khanna calls him unfit and commits to forcing a vote to pass Massie's impeachment resolution.
1 published statement. Dates: September 3, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: September 3, 2026
Role at the time: U.S. representative from California, in a post on X
Response to this claim
Vice President JD Vance said he would not call the U.S. fight with Iran a war, saying there is no active shooting right now and that major combat operations lasted about six weeks.
“JD Vance says he “wouldn’t call it a war,” but Donald Trump says “we’re winning the war.” A totally incoherent administration without any strategy. Here is what I know: We must end this war.”
Khanna's post on his X account, @RoKhanna, with a video attached. It responds to Vance's remark at the September 3 briefing and sets it beside Trump's statement that the U.S. is winning the war.
Khanna disputes Vance's label by setting it against Trump's description of the same fighting as a war, and he refers to the fighting as "this war." He criticizes the administration's messaging as incoherent rather than denouncing the label itself, so challenges the characterization fits better than condemns.
